FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 26, 2018·5 min readNo Future for Egotists – That’s What Their Brain SaysA new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people have increased activity in this region when asked to consider the consequences of the distant future.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 26, 2018·5 min readNeural Fingerprints of AltruismA new neuroimaging study of war veterans with TBI reveals some interesting insights into brain areas associated with altruism.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 14, 2017·4 min readJournaling Inspires Altruism Through an Attitude of GratitudeUniversity of Oregon researchers report those who write online journals that note feelings of gratitude develop an increase in altruism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2017·6 min readNew Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom DevelopedUCSD researchers have developed a new method to assess a person's levels of wisdom. The test, SD-WISE, uses neurobiology, as well as a psychosocial basis to measure the individual level of wisdom.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 18, 2017·4 min readHuman Characters, Not Animals, Teach Children Best Moral LessonsReading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 14, 2017·4 min readOxytocin and Social Norms Reduce XenophobiaResearchers report social norms together with increasing oxytocin can counter xenophobia by enhancing altruistic behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2017·6 min readChatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in RatsStudy sheds light on how the brain coordinates complex decision involving empathy and altruism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2017·5 min readWhat Makes a Mother Risk Her Life to Protect Her Kids?A mother's willingness to sacrifice their own lives to protect their children depends upon the action of oxytocin on neurons in the amygdala, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 7, 2017·4 min readAltruism Changing Western SocietyA rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2017·5 min readBeing Cruel To Be Kind: Making People Feel Bad May Be a Strategy For Helping ThemAccording to researchers, people may try to invoke negative emotions in others for altruistic reasons, not simply for their own benefit.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readDoes Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·4 min readTo Help or Not? Emergency Situations Amplify Tendencies to Behave Egotistically or ProsociallyA new study reports readiness to help in an emergency situation depends heavily on your personality.Read More